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A message from Pastors...
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VBS WAS AWESOME!!
Here is a glimpse of the fun we had with 135 kids and over 50 volunteeers.
We couldn't have pulled it off without your amazing support!
These great kiddos will also be sharing a song/dance with us at the 11am service this Sunday, so come cheer them on!
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Contact Info:
To reach Pastor Valerie - 805-776-3377 or pastor.valerie@mtcarmelslo.org
To reach Pastor Dan - 805-776-3707 or
pastor.dan@mtcarmelslo.org
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CONSTRUCTION NOTICE:
Grand Avenue Driveway
A long awaited and needed improvement to the driveway, curb, gutter and sidewalks from our parking lot to Grand Ave. is scheduled to begin on Monday, August 1st.
The contractor, Chavez Construction, will deliver some supplies and equipment to our lot on Friday, July 29th and locate it near the east end of our lower parking lot. The contractor estimates it will take approximately 1 1/2 weeks to complete this project.
During this construction period, all access through our Fredericks street driveway will remain as normal.
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Hey Turtle Lovers!
Aug. 12, we are taking a “field trip†to South County, to see the Turtle Rescue farm. Join the Brown Bag Lunch group, as we meet with Bob Thomas, coordinator of the Reserve, to observe/learn about many of the various types of turtles he has. I have talked to folk who have been there and they say it is fascinating! The tour takes 1 – 2 hours, depending upon the group and will begin there at 1:00. There is limited parking space, so we will meet at church at 12:30, to carpool. If you choose, bring your brown bag lunch to church, and eat at 12, so we can leave at 12:30.
Please, please, please, RSVP, as there is a maximum of 16 people that can be at the Reserve.
Questions or to RSVP – Nancy Priddy – 459-9249.
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This Sunday, July 31:
Iman Mu’sab Abdullah of Mosque of Nareen will be here to tell us more about his faith and answer any questions we may have.
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We are in need of greeters and communion assistants for both services on Sunday morning. If you can help, please contact Erin in the office (info@mtcarmelslo.org). Thank you!
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The Book Group will not be meeting in July, but will meet on August 21, 6:00 pm at Pat Ramsey’s home. We are reading Ivan Doig’s novel, The Whistling Season, about a widower raising three sons in rural Montana in 1909, and entwines a one room schoolhouse, the visit of Haley’s Comet, boxing, and a housekeeper that, “Can't cook but doesn't bite."
Please join us and if you have any questions, please contact Sheryl Huffaker (shuffaker@att.net).
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Come Share Memories of Pastor Dan Witmer
There will be a celebration of Life for Pastor Dan Witmer, 11:00am on Saturday, August 13, at Mt. Carmel. Pastor Dan served twice as Interim Pastor, and then as Associate Pastor at Mt. Carmel. Join with Dan’s wife, Betty and the rest of the Witmer family, in celebrating a life well lived. Lunch will follow the service.
*If you are available to help with the reception or provide food, please contact Nancy Priddy, 459-9249
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One Weekend...Two Retreats!
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Men's Retreat! This Years Men's Advance theme is "The Masculine Journey" featuring Rev. Greg Ronning, Mission Developer and Pastor at "The Table," and former Campus Pastor at Texas Lutheran University. Through individual reflection on the stories of Jacob, Paul and Jesus, pastor Ronning will be our guide seeking what it means to be men of faith.
Cost: $150 per person; includes 5 meals, 2 socials and a powerful time of personal growth through bible study, music, fellowship and recreational activities at El Camino Pines Lutheran Camp. For further information www.mens-advance.org or contact John Keisler, 805 543-4259, rebjohn50@hotmail.com
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Registration for the Women’s Retreat continues after each Sunday service. The theme this year is, “Treasured Hearts.†Hear the story of Mary, the mother of Jesus, as we engage in what it means to treasure the amazing promises of God in our hearts.
Our speaker will be Pastor Sarah Sumner-Eisenbraun, Associate and Campus Pastor of Salem Lutheran Church, Glendale.
It will be held at La Casa de Maria, Oct. 14 – 16.
Total cost; $240, includes lodging, meals and program. $80 deposit due at registration, with second payment, $160, due 8-14-16. Cancellation – $100 penalty
Space is limited so sign up today!
Questions? Nancy Priddy, 459-9249
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Opening Doors of Interfaith Understanding:
Meets Monday, August 8 @ 7:30pm
The next meeting of the Opening Doors of Interfaith Understanding organization will be Monday evening, August 8th, at 7:30 pm at the Old Mission Church.
Rabbi Linda Bertenthal from the Beth David Congregation will discuss the differences between Conservative and Reformed Judiasm (discussing "One People, Two Worlds" by Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch & Rabbi Yosef Reinman) and Rev. Luanne Griguoli, retired Presbyterian Pastor, and Father Jim Nisbet of the Old Mission Church, will discuss the Christian Feast of the Transfiguration.
Come and join your Muslim, Jewish, Roman Catholic and Protestant friends in an evening of discussion and learning about other faiths.
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